In the filing, Reynolds claims that the network treated him more harshly than white employees who engaged in similar behavior. The documents detail claims of offensive drunken acts, that in Reynolds’ mind, were more egregious than the hug that he gave an employee, who later complained to ESPN. As reported by the NY Times:

“ESPN’s rush to its decision to terminate Mr. Reynolds was affected by racial bias,” the filing said. Reynolds now works for mlb.com.

The incidents listed included one in which an analyst showed a cellphone photograph of his genitals to male and female employees and received a one-week suspension. In June, a makeup artist for “Cold Pizza,” a defunct talk show, sued ESPN, saying she was fired after complaining about sexual harassment by the host, Jay Crawford, and an analyst, Woody Paige.